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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
DIDN'T SEEM NATURAL.

The style Of the average sailor
may or may not be indicated by
the following story, but it will
pretty closely fit the conduct of
very many of these casy-going cit
liens of the world. 1t WAS down
on the dock not far from the pier
chutes week or two ago. A
schooner was about to leave port,
and the last of her crew, careless
looking chap, who had cut pretty
big swath while ashore, was very
reluctantly making his way on
board. Somebody asked him
what he was so slow about and he
explained that he had somehow en-
tirely failed to do justice to the oc-
casion. He hadn't come ont even
this time. Putting his hand into
his pocket he drew out about 50 in
silver pieces. Looking at them
with some misgivings he said that
he had never shipped before when
he had and Of that sort of stuff left
and he didn't feel all right now.
Then a happy thought struck him.
Giving his hand a sudden jerk he
flung the handful of coin into the
water and jumped on board, per-
fectly happy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
WHAT PAPA SAID.

George, DEAR" said the girl, "do
you ever drink anything?"
"Yes; occasionally" George re-
luctantly admitted
"But, DEAR" she went on, anx-
iously, what do you suppose papa
would say if he should discover
that the future husband of his on
ly daughter drank?"
"He discovered it this morning"
"Oh, George; what did he say?
"He said, well, George, my
boy, | don't care if l do"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
Wagon,

Od11l w dSOll,
Years Of use in this dry
western climate, and under all
conditions, have demonstrated
their Incompatible qualities,
and made the name a household
word among Farmers and
Freighters east and west of
the Rockies. The Balm is UN-
RIvALLED, and all admit it.
If you are seeking conven-
ience combined with comfort
and staying qualities, we can,
from a thorough knowledge of
our own and the verdict of your
neighbors, recomend a Racine
Spring Wagon. We carry a
line of these Vehicles manu-
factured especially for the wes-
tern trade. In their construc-
ton the makers keep in view
the severe use to which they are
necessarily put on mountain
roads and in dry climates.
They can, therefore, be relied
upen to stand the test for the
greatest number of years.
Most Spring wagons are simp-
ly things Of beauty" but a Ra-
cine spring wagon is "a joy
forever" because of it's sterling
merits.
We can furnish you with
and Cassidy Plows,
and Oliver Chilled foot |
plows, Triumph Grain Drills, |
Cultivators and Shovel |
plows, Disc and Drag Harrows,
Etc. These lines are generally |
known to the public as possess
ing the best features, and the
manufacturers keep abreast of
.he times in desirable improve
nents.
We feel safe in saying that
our stock of Groceries, Dry
Goods, Clothing, Boots & Shoes,
Cents Furnishings, Ladies' and /
wear, is the most
and best assorted in
his section. Our prices are
bottom, and competition in all
is legitimate phases finds us
'romently in the front. We
make it a special aim to meet
he demand for Ladies', Child !
ems and Gents footwear in the !
atest styles and best quality.
n addition to the above we 3
AIRY a full line of Stoves and l
'tove Furniture which we are
cling at prices surprisingly :
wv. Their many desirable r
,atures have already made :
nem a joy to the housewife, v
nd their popularity is daily r
lcreasing. Examine them.
let prices and compare. !
HOWARD SEBREE Co. n
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
sHosHONE JOURNAL.

On Sunday night, Nov. 18th, the
store of A. r.. Senter was broken
open and burglarized to the amount
Of S107, by one or more expert
cracksmen, who pried the back
door open with chisels stolen from
the blacksmith shops. This was
between s and 8 o'clock in the
evening. Mr.. Senter passed the
store at the time and saw a light
inside, bnt thought it was John
Russell, who slept there. Soon
after the robbery was discovered
and City Marshal White, Messrs.
Senter, Russell and others search
ed the town The east bound train
arrived about 10 o'clock, and this
was carefully watched. Two sus-
picious acting men were found by
Col. Senter trying to get on sleep
ing car trucks, but both ran at his
appearance. As the train pulled
out rapidly Russell met one of the
burglars at the east end Of town,
making for the train, and on stop
ping him the stranger ran away
followed by two or three bullets
from Russel's pistol. The burglar
turned and fired back twice, but
escaped in the darkness. The stol-
en- goods were ascertained to be |
some clothing, q watch, two or
three rcvolvers, etc. Monday night |
Marshal Jos White took the train
to American Falls. where he stayed
until Wednesday morning, and was
about to start home when he saw a
man coming up the track toward
the station. He walked carelessly
Down the track until opposite his
man, holding his gun in his hand !
lnder the coat. AS he passed by i
ne made a sudden move, held the
,un in front and said; II guess |
want you" Reaching under the
prisoners coat he pulled out large
,un, and on the arrival of Justice
Oliver, another large revolver was
AIKEN away from the thief. Then
lis hands were tied, and the train
having been held a few moments
While the arrest took place, the !
Aicer put his man on board. Be-
ore reaching Minidoka the prisoner 4
ot his hands out of the cord, and
ulled a bulldog gun from his hip
ocket and jumped suddenly on j
White, who was sitting in double
eat facing him, pushed the gun {
gainst his stomach and tried to {
ull the trigger. Although taken !
the officer threw his right I
rm around his neck and held the '
risoner close to him, while he
cached for his own gun. The pas
sngers jumped and stampeded {
hen the desperate pulled his gun, c
"I'll kin you, you"
ut in such close quarters the pris-
ner pulled the guard instead of +
lie trigger. For a moment dcs- i
crate struggle ensued. Just as the l
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
A POOR RULE.

You have no doubt noticed that
a poverty-stricken English lord or
duke frequently marries a rich
American girl, but poor Ameri-
can girl never marries a rich Eng
lish lord or duke.-Norristown Her.
aid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
STOCK RANGE PHILOSOPHY

Sitting Bull is said to be ready
to go on the warpath with 5000
Sioux. If the warpath were the
road to destruction. everybody
would be glad to have Sitting Bull
take it and become dead bull
Philadelphia News.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26

RELIGIOUS.
BAPTIST CHURCH. Divine services every
Sunday at II a. m. and 7:3o p. m.
GEO. II. NEWMAN, Pastor.
Caldwell PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY. -
Re gularmeeting Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock. "Socials" seni-monthly, Thursday
evenings. to which all are cordially invited.
Mrs. K. L. STRAHoRN, Pres't.
Mrs. ii. ID. BLATcHLEy, Sec'y.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26

Senator ingalls, much talked-of-
novel, satire on Washington life,
is said to be almost ready for pub
LEGATION.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26

George Francis Train spent $20,-
600 to secure pardon for the exc
cuted Anarchists.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
o. s. L. TINE TABLE.
PosTOFFICE.

MAILS arrive from the east daily at a. III.
From the west daily at p. m. From Rock
vile, tri-monthly, at 5 p. III. From Middle
ton, ri-weekly, at $50 p. N. Mail closes
daily at 80 p m. Office hours from 7:3o a.
n. to o:I5 p M, every day.
T. W. Boone, P. NJ.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-11-26
FRATERNAL.

CALDwALL LODGE, No. 10, l. o. o. F. Hall
new brick building. Regular meeting on
brethren cordially invited to attend
5. y. Moe, Sec. w. S. BADLEY, n. G.
EssENE LODGE L. d. A. f. & A. NJ
Meets on the Saturday on or before full moon
IN each month at Odd Fellows Hail. All
brethren in good standing are invited to at
tend. G, w. PAUL,
GEO. LITTLE, Sec'y- w. NJ.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
The Toad and Its Prey.

The accuracy of aim in the young
toad is similar to the accuracy with
which the young quail OF chicken picks
up grain, says writer in Nature. A
young chicken, having only its head out
of the shell, picked up fly that lighted
near it. And said Mr.. Cathrop, when
you consider the nice cooperation of
nervous and muscular movements
necessary to this feat, you will perceive
that the chicken must have been prac-
ticing fly catching in the person of its
ancestry for thousands or millions of
years. But | once had curious proof
that the toad is capable of improvement
by practice.
Under beehive / observe for several
successive summers toad watching for
overloaded bees who failed to reach the
threshold of the hive. No sooner did
they fall on the ground than he snapped
them up. But one day l saw he had
lost, by some accident, his right eye,
and when he struck at bee he lost his
aim, and picked up dirt from one side of
the bee. He wiped his mouth with his
fore paw and tried again and again.
The bee generally managed to climb to
the top of some little prominence OH the
ground, and fly away before the toad
succeeded. The poor fellow was half
starved and grew thin; but | observed
before the summer was ended he had
learned to aim as correctly with one eye
as he used to with two, and had again
recovered his plunpneSs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
An Indian Wake.

At midnight we were present at
kind of "wake' over the daughter of
an Indian chief who had suddenly died
and was to be cremated the following
day. says an Alaska letter. Clad in high
top boots, each person carrying a Ian
tern, we travelled over a painless bit of
country some distance back from the
shore, through a muddy, Shiny soil.
Some time before we reached the spot
the groans and shriekS of the mourners
could be heard. Arriving at the chiefs
hut, our guide first crawls in, crouching
low, and disappears. Soon emerging.
he leads us in single file through the
opening, only two feet high. A weird
sight presents itself. In the center is
a fire of loose logs and brush; the
smoke, after filling the hut as well as
the lungs of the occupants, passes out
through hole in the roof. Seated
around the fire OH the ground are the
wives and relatives of the chief. At the
further end. OH kind of bed, lie the
remains of the chiefs pretty daughter,
girl of eighteen. Her black hair lay
loosely over the pillow. A tiny red
handkerchief encircled her pretty throat:
a deer skin was laid over her body, and
over it her eNluisitely nodded arms
were gracefully crossed; at the head
and foot of the body a pine knot was
burning, sending flashes of light over
the scene. The chief stood at her head.
A huge fellow, with hard, villainous
countenance, embraced us warmly,
much to our discomfort. After this
ceremony we all squatted about the
fire, enlarging the circle of mOurners,
and fell in with the chorus as best we
could.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
A GIANT AMONG SNAKES.

Finding a Reptile That May Once
Have Been in the Circus Bust
ness.
When the Oil fever struck the town of
Otto, in Cattaraugus county. there was
a plat of several hundred acres far up a
ravine which was practically unex-
plored. 1t was swampy and overgrown
with briers and underbrush. The oil
scouts located well in these wildS,
and an enterprising Yankee followed
with hotel, around which he kept a
number of swine. A few days ago he
missed pig and day OF two later two
sheep mysteriOusly disappeared. The
day following Landlord Sprague heard
his dog making fuss, and going to the
door saw huge black snake, which, he
says, was twenty feet long, and nearly
as large around as StOvepipe, creeping
through the grass in the direction of the
surrounding underbruSh.
He gave chase with two of the men.
who were drilling at the we'll near by,
but the reptile got under cover and
could not be found. Since that time the
snake has been seen by several persons.
The snake is described as jet black,
with head small in proportion to its
body. Old inhabitants remember that
over twenty years ago snake escaped
from John RObinsOn's circus while
showing at Randolph, and that it was
never recaptured. The theory is that
this huge reptile got into the swamp
and worked its way back through the
morass distance of twenty miles, where
it has dwelt in the seclusiOn offered by
the plat in the town of Otto. Searching
parties are looking for the snake, and if
Chatauqua Lake.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12

only one has three aces. 1t is certain
that king, queen or ace will be drawn
|. e., 1-3X2-3-1, or certainly Q-3x2-3) al
(Squared) -1-9X4 9x4-9. How is this tai
be interpreted? Thus: One-ninthd
shows the chance that any given card!
Will be drawn twice in succession: 40
shows the chance that at least one OF
the two draws will be that given card
Y. e., shown by the product of the 1-3
ana 2-3), and 40 shows the chances that
neither draw will contain that card G.f
e., the product of 2-3 by itself. The
rule OF 1-2X2-3 will similarly show the !
chances OF any card three times in sue,
ceSSion, etc. Z
VI course, there are those who will
argue That such mathematical accuracy
in games of chance is nonsense. and
that John Smith may throw 500 times
before turning up an ace, while Sam
Jones, with better ''luck." will throw
four aces the first of IA long series of
throws, and the other toward the last
That there is something in these laws
is proven by mathematiclans who have
given the matter much attention. They
go to prove by higher mathematics that
the chances are so and so. Take from
a deck of cards a king, queen and ace
and shuttle them. What chance OF an
ace on top? One in three, you answer.
Then what chance of an ace twice in
succession? This your mathematician
proves as follows:
One writer in discussing the game Of
chance and its relation to mathematics
says that it is not difficult to prove the
following by mathematics: If one rules
g. floor with parallel and equidistant
INES, and takes uniform stick whose
length equals the distance between any
TWO lines, and losses up the stick. the
whole number of throws and the NUM-
Der OF times it falls on or touches a line
will be to each other as the circumfer-
ence of a circle is to its diameter.
He claims that he once arranged these
conditions, and keeping count on the
results, tried it during his leisure hours
till the total reached 1880 throws, and
the ratio was true to four decimal
places and within one of the fifth. If
the law of chance holds so true in so
complex case as this, how much more
certainly is practice going to accord with
theory in such simple matter as throw
ing dice OF drawing cards.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12

down held his legs in a vice-like grip.
Below the doomed man lay his wife and
child. They had hoped that the hus-
band and father who had worked his
way so near to freedom would come TO
rescue them. When they realized that
THEIR DOOM
was irreyocably sealed they screamed
frantically and drove the father wild
with their piteouS screams. Another
effort was made to drag the doctor from
the window, but a Wave of flames drove
the rescuers back on the prairie where
they watched the gray head drop upon
the window sill and finally disappear
from view. When the flames had spent
the wreck and began to search
for the bodies. But one
dead body remained untouched by fire.
This was the body of a man supposed
by the railroad officials to have been a
tramp who was stealing ride on the
freight train. His head and breast were
crushed to pulp. In the ruins of the
day coach the blackened and diSmem-
bered bodies of nine persons were
found. The sickening pile of ashes and
flesh lay near the front emo, although
fingers and even thigh bones were
picked up near the center of the coach.
This leads many to believe that at least
fifteen and perhaps twenty persons lost
their lives. As fast as bodies were dis
covered they were borne to the prairie,
where, i'll the glare of immense brush
fires, they were piled upon the yellow
grass and autumnal leaves. The
wounded. who numbered seventeen,
were taken to the village hotel. With
out single exception all were injured
about the head. Before it was yet day
light, men with teams
PICKED Up TIE BODIES,
and placing them in rough pine boxes.
bore them to the village, where they
were placed in baggage car pending
the coroner'S inquest. The hatful of
bones, all that remained of the Perry
family, was removed to North JudSOn
this morning. SO far as can be learned
the following persons lost their lives:
Dr.. Edward Perry. of North Judson, audi
tor OF Stark county.
Mrs. DR.. Edward Perry.
Ada Grace Perry.
Charles Miller, of Dundee, Ill.
Lena Miller.
Wilnemine Miller.
Fred Miller.
Minnie Miller.
An unknown Irish lady burned beyond
recognition and an unknown man OF large
build and clean shaven.
The fatally injured are: Homer Mil
Ter, OF Dundee, and an unknown man
who has left for his home. The rest OF
the wounded left kOutS early this morn
ing. and their names cannot be learned.
The coroner is still holding his inquest,
and will not arrive at verdict before
tomorrow afternoon.
KEEPING IT DARK.
KoUTS, Ind, Oct. II, II p. m.-All eff
forts to obtain information from Hunt
ington as to the names of the killed and
wounded have up to this hour been I'M
awaiting. The Chicago Il Atlantic rail
way officials, who went there with the
coroner, seem to have complete posses
sion of all sources of information on
this point and they refuse positively to
| make public the names of the victims of
the disaster; The killed and M !, wounded le5i
TO Huntington early this afternoon, ac-
COMMANDED nv the coroner
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
THE CORN PALACE.
Distinguished Visitors Welcomed,

and More to Come.
Special to the Globe.
SIOUX CITY, Oct. ia party consist
ing of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, NJ. Hugwitt, Albert Keep
and other noted railroad men arrived
from st. Paul early this morning and
were driven about the city. At the corn
palace Depew was called on for speech
and responded in a ten minutes talk in
which he said:
We are not on political errand but merely
a party of railroad men travelling for the pur-
pose of becoming better acquainted with the
regions through which our lines run. We
have no library in our car from which to
draw inspiration for remarks at the towns we
visit and are puzzled 10 know how the presi-
dent can make speech tomorrow as there
is nothing in the cyclopedias about corn
palaces But we are wonderfully pleased
with what we have seen and from the evil
City and the surrounding country must say
that Chicago must look well to her laurels
Then followed more remarke about
the boundless possibilities of the North
west, and the party left highly pleased
with what they saw, and the corn pal
ace in particular. Sioux City is the first
town to break the record since Presi-
dent Cleveland left Washington, and to
visit the corn palace stop of twenty
minutes has been arranged. The train
will arrive at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and will stay long enough to allow
the presidential party to be driven
through the city and view the beauties
of the corn palace. 1t has taken hard
work to get the party to stop here, and
an enthusiastic reception will be given.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
ACCIDENT OR INTE NTfON?
The Cathedral of Cologne Built
by "SeYenS."

Either Intentionally or by accident the
mystic number seven plays great part
IN the Cologne cathedral. The number
appears to have been taken as the
groundwork of all arrangements in which
numerical quantity comes into question.
Thus there are seven inches for the re-
ceptiOn of statues at all the chief doors
and at the side entrances. The height
of the veStibule is seven times eight feet;
seven pediments for figures stand in
the same; seven chapels surround the
choir, the width of which, like that of
the inner area of the church, is Z times
% feet, while the height of the choir is
% feet, the height of the aisles is times
10 feet. and twice pillars adorn the
choir. In the aisles are times pillars,
and times Z shafts rise along the walls.
The western portal is times SO feet
wide, the length of the vast building is
times rs feet, and the height to the
summit to the principal towers was also
fixed at times rs feet. The three trans
verse aisles are z times Is feet wide.
Not only does the NUMBER enter so
largely into the general architectural
arrangements, but also into the smallest
details as parts of the decorative work.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
GOOD-BY TO ST. PAUL.
Continued From First Page.

Cleveland was radiant in smiles when
she stepped upon the platform beside
her husband. The presidential party
was accompanied to Minneapolis by
Gov. McGill, ex-senator and Mrs. Nc
MILAN, Mrs. Senator Sabin, Mrs. w. K.
Merriam, Miss Ada Murphy, w. b.
Dean, l.. X. Stone, P. II. Kelly, ID. II.
Moon, Col. A. F. Rockwell and Thomas
Cochran, Jr.
Supt. Brunson,. of the union depot,
stood at the train steps, and at exactly
1880 he waved the signal to the j
ENGINEER TO START.
Mr.. Kelly stepped out upon the plat
form and proposed "Three cheers for
President Cleveland and his estimable
wife" The cheers were louder and
longer than ever before. President
Cleveland stepped out of the door and
bowed repeatedly, and Mrs. Cleveland
stood in the doorway smiling and bow
ing. That was the last the crowd saw.
The train had begun to move, first
slowly and then more swiftly, and in an
instant shot around the curve and was
lost to sight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-12
BABY HUMORS
And All Skin and Scalp Dis.
eases Speedily Cured
by Cuticura.

Our little son will be four years of age on
the 18th inst. In May, 1885, he was attacked
with very painful breaking out of the skin.
We called in physician, who treated him
for about four weeks. The child received:
little or no good from the treatment. as the
breaking out, supposed by the physician to-
be hives in an aggravated form, became
larger in blotcheS, and more and more dis
tressing. We were frequently obliged to get
up i'll the night and rub him with soda I'M
water. strong Hniments. etc. Finally. We
called other physicians, until no less than
six had attempted to cure him. all alike fail.
ing, and the child steadily getting worse and
worse, until about the both of July, when We
began TO give him CUTICURA REsoLvENT in
ternally and the CUTIcURA and CUTIcURA'
SOAP externally, and by the last of August he
was so nearly well that we gave him only one
dose of the REsoLvENT aboute very second day
for about ten days longer, and he has never
been troubled since with the horrible maiady;
In all we used less than one-half of bottls
of CUTiCURA REsoLvENT, Il little less than one
box of CUTICURA, and only one cake of CUTI.
CURA SOAP.
II. E. RYAN, Cayuga, Livingston Co.. Ill.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
day of January, 1887. c. n. COE, j. P.